Day 3 of the League of Legends World Championship, semi-finals schedule and matchups

Update 2: The entire set of WE and CLG.EU will be replayed, rather than just the third game.

Update: VP of eSports at Riot, RedBeard, has provided an update on the day 3 games that were postponed. The remaining games have been rescheduled for Wednesday, October 10, starting at 5PM PDT. The teams will be "separated with no visibility of the opposing team." While there won't be a live audience, the HD streams will be up and running -- though Riot is still exploring how many languages they'll be able to support.

Hey everyone, it's the third day of the League of Legends season 2 World Championship and the last before next weekend's finals. That's right, by the end of today there will be two teams remaining where once there were twelves. After the three quarterfinals games from yesterday, there's currently only 5 teams remaining, with one quarterfinal match left to play and then the semifinals.

Fair warning, if you're unaware of which teams have won or lost up to this point in the tournament, there will be spoilers ahead:

It's quite remarkable that it's day 3 already and we may not have seen the best team in the tournament play. World Elite, during season 1 and on, has widely been considered a contender for best League of Legends team in the world. Today, we'll see whether that stands the test of true competition. Hopefully waiting in the stands while everyone else plays doesn't bother World Elite like it seemed to bother TSM.

For those looking for VODs (recordings) of previous games in the tournament, check out this handy Reddit page that's organized what's available: here. The World Championship finals will take place on Saturday, October 13. Here are the stream links for today's games: Official, Own3d, Twitch.

re: Day 3 of the League of Legends World Championship, semi-finals schedule and matchups

After winning yesterday, Taipei Assassins said they look up to M5, " they are like our mentors". Should be a great couple games between these two teams. Can TP be on the few to at least defeat M5 in a match, forcing a 3 game tie breaker?

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re: Day 3 of the League of Legends World Championship, semi-finals schedule and matchups

Yeah, dat M5 team. I certainly have not seen all of their games, but the games I have watched they dominate early on, with either first blood, great jungle support, or some crazy roaming strategy which is news to everyone. However, yesterday, against Invictus they didn't get first blood nor did they dominate early game. In fact, you can argue they looked to be losing, yet after the 25 minute mark they seem to just steam roll through the team fights.

Overall just a great team, they make LoL tourneys that much more exciting.

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